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The Nassau County Legislature recently unanimously approved a measure to waive all building fees for Superstorm Sandy victims.
The law extends the fee-waiver period to Dec. 31, …
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8/25/16
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It’s been quite a while since the South Shore of Long Island was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Many homes have been restored, while others have been abandoned. Local beaches are . . .
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7/6/16
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Twenty-fifteen came and went, and yet, believe it or not, many Long Island residents are still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Rather than getting back on their feet, they are left waiting for promised relief. Even though the majority of displaced residents have returned to their homes . . .
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1/14/16
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“It’s a mutually beneficial agreement,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray said of the town’s plan to demolish Island Park’s Village Hall, thanks to a new intermunicipal agreement …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/1/15
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NY Rising was launched in April 2013, promoted as a way to help homeowners fill the funding gaps left by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration and their insurance policies. The program, tasked with distributing $1.7 billion in federal Sandy aid money allocated to the state, began releasing grant awards that year, a reimbursement process that residents and local officials have often described as sluggish and complicated.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/25/15
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After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) announced the first two projects, for Island Park and Oceanside, totaling over $20 million, to be implemented through the New York Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program — a grassroots undertaking that empowers localities to increase their physical, social and economic resilience following impacts from Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/11/15
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Four U.S. senators are calling for hearings in Washington, lawyers have descended on New York and a panel of federal judges is looking into allegations that insurance companies defrauded Hurricane Sandy victims out of insurance settlements.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/4/15
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Tax relief is coming to some homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy. Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced that 6,700 refund checks would be mailed by mid January, to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not adjusted lower for tax years 2012-13 and 2013-14 to reflect the damage from Sandy.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/7/15
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The Island Park Chamber of Commerce honored former mayor James Ruzicka, retiring State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and prominent resident Barbra Rubin-Perry at its annual dinner-dance on Oct. 23, at the Bridgeview Yacht Club.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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